Oh my, I hear you. A year-plus ago I downsized out of the house I’d owned since the eighties — 5000 ft^2 counting the basement and unheated attic — into a condo with well less than half the space. Wife and I gave up half of what we owned, and simple math will tell you we still don’t fit. That was hard enough, but letting go of enough more has been a seriously painful project. Still trying to clear off enough of the dining room table to be able to play games on it…
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Key example - battle spirits saga - game has now been discontinued.
Best case, I play with kids - but it competes with Lorcana time which is something they love. Obscure anime mechs vs Disney.
Worst case I throw it in the bin and take a loss of $200uSD? Maybe more, but who cares? I won’t have time to enjoy this stuff. It’s not like a digital backlog on steam, I literally can’t play it.
Other example is trying to relive past joy. I loved L5R for the friends and the point in time of my life. I can’t recreate that with a game. Why hold on and try to relive something old and the expense of creating a new memory? I could keep one of 15 boxes and find joy there. Keep my tourney winning deck and some other stuff and then trash the rest.
I can throw out old food, I need to be able to throw out other old stuff
This is a healthy perspective which I hope to cultivate when downsizing our home makes sense. I’m still in hoard mode.
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When board game friends have downsized, instead of throwing stuff away, theyve posted to a local boardgame group to see if anybody wanted the stuff for free. Its a win win as you know its going somewhere it will be appreciated
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Thanks man! We’re good; live pretty far north of it but we’re actually down the shore for spring break so we’re in the midst of it. Can see and smell the smoke but no evacuations or flames where we are rn, thankfully.
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So, headed back to the US in September for a couple of weeks work trip - really looking forward to it. I think I miss it….
Going to pop across from LA to Atlanta on the weekend to hit the magic con that is there! Never got to do that when I lived in there……
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With the kids away at summer camp for the next 6 weeks the wife and I took the opportunity to head into NYC with friends. Did a boozy brunch and scored orchestra seats to see the Broadway adaptation of Death Becomes Her (yes, based on the 1992 movie) which was surprisingly fantastic and well acted, especially for a matinee. Lots of big Broadway names in it but no one I knew, not having been to a show since pre-Covid.
Did drinks afterwards across the street at The View, a revolving restaurant ala Windows on the World, albeit only the 48th floor. Easy drive home afterwards with enough time left to order a pie and watch a few episodes of The Better Sister on Prime, which I find meh but the wife enjoys somewhat, despite yelling at the tv re the courtroom procedure.
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Hey mate, checking in to see if you are okay? Sometimes I hit the log on page I wonder if there is a hidden message there…
Want to make sure you are doing alright…
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